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The Woman's Field Guide to Exceptional Living: Practical Steps for Living a Big, Bold, Beautiful Life!

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I love Corrie's gentle guide, reminders to care for and love myself in the midst of my day to day life. Her writing is inspiring, wise, encouraging, and thought provoking. I particularly like her invocation to erase the shoulds and have tos that plague my mind, and to add more joy, dimension, and connection in its place. My copy of a Woman's Field Guide is dogeared and underlined from good use.

This book is a must-read for any woman who is looking to enrich her life. It is cleverly written and allows for some real soul-searching on the part of the reader.

Corrie Woods had done an excellent job!

I've been "preaching" self-care to women for over a decade and am always on the lookout for excellent resources to share. The Woman's Field Guide to Exceptional Living is one such find.

With wit and wisdom, life coach Corrie Woods expertly guides us toward our truest selves. She helps us release old, self-limiting views and embrace new, empowering ones. She also invites us to play and celebrate ourselves as we are--nary an agenda or "should" in sight--a pleasure something harried women today rarely allow themselves.

Perhaps what I appreciate the most about this book is its practicality. Like a seasoned field guide herself, Corrie takes our hand and actually shows us, step-by-step, how to become more self-accepting or peaceful or empowered. She does so through brief vignettes and practical exercises (visualizations, journaling prompts, and playful explorations)--ideal methods for doing the "work of self" without being cumbersome or overbearing. Corrie makes personal growth fun, a rare find in books of this genre today.

I highly recommend The Woman's Field Guide to Exceptional Living to any woman who is ready to live the truth of who she is with passion and purpose.

Submitted by Janice Lynne Lundy, author, Your Truest Self: Embracing the Woman You Are Meant to Be. www.awakenedliving.com

This book starts with a compelling call to action: Set Your Inner Compass to YES! Corrie Woods' clear and effective tools for cultivating confidence and self-awareness in section one leads right into the trailblazing experience in section two. Trailblazing includes getting in touch with what moves you and then sharing that with like minded friends that add energy and support to your success. The last section refines your tool kit so you can create your perfect garden to nurture your goals. The whole book is a supportive tool for investigating your life. The journaling pages give you a place to capture ideas as you read. The size of this book is easy to carry where ever you go so you can stay in that state of curious investigator as you move through your life path.

I loved the whole premise of the book, but especially enjoyed how the author
revolved her thoughts and ideas around wonderful metaphors.
I was highlighting and enjoying the suggestions and personal work
throughout. It a wonderful read.
It was a pure treat to take in and I am sure anyone will take so much from
the metaphors that help bring the visuals to life, the solid suggestions
that help bring about a better you, the quotes...everything. It was a great
field guide to many different areas of anyone's life.

Thanks for a great read.

The Women's Field Guide to Exceptional Living is just that - exceptional! Corrie has a genuine, positive outlook, providing us with the perfect tool to enhance the quality of our lives. She guides us to truly think about our lives, journal our thoughts, and act on our opportunities to live it big on our hike through life and focus on what really matters! Vicky from vickyandjencom

Corrie digs deep to reach your inner child and then shows her how to come out and play! I love the playful way that Corrie teaches us how to belief in ourselves. Women so often identify only as the roles we play, mother, daughter, teacher, healer, coach. mentor, we don't allow ourselves just to be who we are inside at our core. Through The Women's Field Guide, Corrie takes us on a journey to find our true self in a thought provoking and enjoyable way, even providing the navigational tools to make the journey easier.

Corrie any time you feel like coming out to play, you bring the mud and I'll bring the bubbles and we can meet under the tree in the back yard!


Lori Smith "The Passion Diva"
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This book is a compelling yet light-hearted invitation to live our lives with joy. My experience in working with women for over thirty years is that we need all the support and encouragement we can get to break free from our often comfy but self-limiting patterns. Corrie Woods' message--and the positive way she delivers it--not only reminds us that our lives are full of possibility, but also gives us practical tools for stepping into a richer, fuller-and yes, happier-way of being in the world. Wonderful! - Abby Seixas, Finding the Deep River Within: A Woman's Guide to Recovering Balance and Meaning in Everyday Life (Jossey-Bass)

This beautiful book is a treasure, and should be shared, as all great things should, from woman to woman. Like a tiny moment of personal care, this book is a wonderful way to pamper yourself on the inside.
- Sierra Stulb
- The Green Woman

"Wake up! Don't miss another minute of your life! Live it! Love it!" Corrie Woods writes, in the introduction to The Woman's Guide to Exceptional Living. If you feel you've been sleep-walking through your life, her message is for you.

This delightful book is set up in three sections, which don't need to be read in any particular order. In the first set of readings, the reader is invited to love and appreciate herself for the unique woman she is. The second part contains exercises in play and self-discovery. And the third group allows her to learn from the past in creating an exciting future.

All of the readings have "field notes" -- discovery questions designed to help you get to know yourself better. There is also a study group guide, if you'd like to use this book in a group setting. And bonus materials are available on the author's website.

Corrie Woods is a Professional Life Coach and Women's Retreat Leader. The Woman's Guide to Exceptional Living shares some of her best ideas on how to make your life sizzle with possibility.

Reviewer: Alice Berger, Bergers Book Reviews